Josh King is a professional landscape photographer based out of Laguna Beach, CA.

We're stoked to have him on the podcast to chat about tips and tricks for folks who want to take photos at national parks, his personal journey and much more!

You can find Josh's work at www.joshkingimages.com

The full podcast is also available on YouTube (@safetravelspod): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Y7T9TyxJE
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Welcome to the first News, Notes & Creators edition of the Safe Travels Pod! We'll be discussing park news from the month of July, upcoming podcast plans and my favorite creators from the previous month.

Here are the press releases referenced throughout this episode:

• Death Valley Heat:
  • https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/hottest-month-in-death-valley-history.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/july-2024-heatwave.htm
  • https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/7-20-2024-sand-dunes.htm
• Fourth Of July Celebration At Mount Rushmore:
  • https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/news/mount-rushmore-celebrates-independence-day-with-variety-of-events-and-activities.htm
• Glacier Bay Whale Waters:
  • https://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/news/2024-july-16-whale-waters-update.htm
  • https://nps.gov/glba/learn/news/glacier-bay-supports-efforts-to-prevent-whale-strikes.htm
• Crater Lake Guided Vehicle Tours
  • https://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/news/crater-lake-national-park-soliciting-proposals-to-provide-guided-vehicle-tours.htm
• Olympic National Park Seeking Input On Accessibility Plan
  • https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/news/olympic-national-park-seeks-public-input-on-plan-to-improve-accessibility.htm
• Yellowstone National Park Biscuit Basin Explosion
  • https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/240723.htm
  • https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/what-caused-yellowstone-explosion

Creators:

• Aidin Robbins (@AidinRobbins)
• Chris Morgan (@Chrismorganwildlife)
• Cris Hazzard (@HikingGuy)
• Jacob Knowles (@@jacobknowles5421)
• Ryan Twomey (@RyanTwomeyy)

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Why is Mt. Rainier one of the most hazardous volcanoes in the world?

Let's chat about Mt. Rainier together! In a change-up from our traditional park preview podcast, we go a bit more in-depth on Mt. Rainier National Park and it's volcanic geology. We'll also briefly chat about human history and it's history as a national park.

You can also watch the 24 Hour VLOG at Mt. Rainier on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@safetravelspod
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Matt Dubeau is an archeologist and curator at Olympic National Park. He joined the podcast to discuss how humans have used the olympic peninsula for thousands of years. Matt also shared insight on archeological digs, how the parks preserve artifacts and how visitors can minimize their impact on culturally significant resources and artifacts.

Matt is tremendous! I really hope you enjoy this episode.

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Bill Baccus is a climate ecologist at Olympic National Park, his role is described as 'a doctor checking the vitals of the park'. In this episode we explore the health of Olympic National Park, climate change and the role that physical scientist play in each of these national parks.

Bill is an incredible scientist and a wonderful guest! We did the podcast with the beautiful Olympic mountains peaking behind us.

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Jeff Bortner is the Fire Management Officer at Olympic National Park and he joined the podcast to discuss fire management, firefighter mental and physical health, wildland training, the fire history in Olympic National Park and much more!

Jeff is an incredible guests with and extensive history of fighting fires in various parks inside the United States and Canada. We had such a beautiful backdrop at Hurricane Ridge inside the park.

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In this Park Preview episode we discuss Olympic National Park!

Olympic is a breathtaking park with an incredible amount of biodiversity. We'll be releasing three podcasts from Olympic over the next three weeks:

Olympic National Park: Fire Management and Firefighter Health with Fire Management Officer Jeff Bortner
Olympic National Park: Climate, Climate Change and Science with Climate Ecologist Bill Baccus
Olympic National Park: Cultural Resources and Human History with Historian and Curator Matt Dubeau

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North Cascades Park Ranger Anna Vornholt joins the podcast for round two to discuss bears, bear safety and general wildlife in the park.

Anna shares helpful tips on how to keep yourself safe when you're hiking and camping in bear country, plus she also shares insight about other area's that frequent North Cascades National Park.

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